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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ce•ras•tes (sə ras′tēz),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tes. - Reptilesany of several small vipers of the genus Cerastes, including the horned viper, that have a sideways looping motion like that of a sidewinder and inhabit deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia.
- Medieval Latin, Latin, as above
- Greek kerástēs literally, something horned, equivalent. to kerat- stem of kéras horn + -tēs noun, nominal suffix; earlier in sense "asp,'' Middle English
- Neo-Latin
- 1768
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